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Delivered lef ore the Hams Graf Associa¬ tion of Lanoaster county, Thursday. Sejit.5,lS<i-,byD, a, Eshlnni'i,Eii,
Keariy two ceuturics liave passed away since Lancaster county was oecu- l)ied by white men. We.thedescendants of soiue of tho flrst settlers, have at this late day assembled for the first time, in family council. Tho idoa is somewhat novel, and it may be well, thereforo, to state iiow it oceurred.
Less than a year ago a few enterpris¬ ing individuals, descendants of Hans Graf, one of thc jiioiieers of the early settlements, conceived the idea of form¬ ing an association of the family of their ancestor. They at once issued a call for a meeting of the members of the family, to be held at Lanciister. . That meelins was a success lar beyond their brightest anticipations. .Since theu a numbor of meetings havo been held, each more ;interesting than the jireced- jng, and each.addiug new members to the association. Its members are uow numbered by the thousand and hail from all parts of thc country. At one ofthe meetings it was suggested, that, inasmuch as it is now more than three limes fiftj- years since Hans Graf and his associates immigrated to Laueaster county, it would be wellto hold a meet¬ ing of their descendants, for tlie pur¬ pose of keeping.their virtues fresli and their memories' Igreen. That was a happy suggestion, and this large .as¬ semblage attests its propriety.
On flie 10th dav of August, .V. D., 1710,- Edward Shippon, ClrilHUi Owen and Thomas ,Story, Commissioners of property appointed by Penn, " agreed with Johu Budolph Bundet, Martiu Kendig, Jacob Miller'Haus Graf, Hans Herr, Martin Oberholz, Hans Punk, Jlichael Oberholz and one Bauman, Swissei's, lately arrived in this prov¬ ince, for teu thousand acres of land, sit¬ uate ou the northwesterly side of a hill, about twenty miles easterly from the Conestoga and near the head of I'ec- quim Creek, for five hundred pouuds sterling, mouej' of Great Britain," and the Survej-or Geueral was directed to survey- it to them in one entire .tract, and then subdivide it into as many tracts or parts as thev mav desire. On the 22d of Nov., A. D., 1718, the Com¬ missioners "agreed with Martin Ken¬ dig and Hans Herr for iive thousand acres of land, to be taken up in several
Sarcels about Conestoga and Pequea reeks—it being for settlements of sev¬ eral oftheir countrymen that are latelj' Arrived here. Under this agrtement warrants were issued on the 27tli of the: same month, to the following persons, to wit: Hans Moyer for 330 acres, Hans Kaiggy for JOO acres, Christopher Hear^ sey and Hans Pupather for 1000 acres, Michael Shant and Hejiry Pare 400 acres, Hans Pupather for 700 acres, Pe¬ ter Leman 300 acres, Melker Penerroan 500 acres, John and Henrj' Funk 550 acres, Christopher I'raneia 150 acres, Hlcimel'Shank 200 acres, Jacob Lundns and Ulrick Hawrey for 150 acres, Emanuel Herr for 500 acres, Hans Tu¬ ber, Isaac Cofmau and Malperman for 675 acres, and Michael Miller for 500 acres.' These nairieBwere writteu ou tbe records by Euglish clerks as they cangbt'the sound &bm German lips; consequently they" are not spelled properly, but they are sufficiently cor¬ rect to indicate to many persons now preseiit the naihes oftheir ancestors.
These were the leaders ofan immigra¬ tion, which contiuued Ifutil about the year 1735, and which finally spr/sftd over the greater portion of the valleys of Pequea, Mill Creek and Conestoga.
"What were the causes that led this people to sunder the ties of friendship, family, church aud country, bravo the, then, fearful voyage over three thousand miles of ocean, and seek dwelling places Jo the trackless wilderness of Penn- BylvaniA? And what were the historj', character, and peculiarities of those men from whom so many of this audi¬ ence are de-seended?
During the earlj' days of ehrisfclspity there was no distinction amoug f)ie churches; and the Jurisdiction of the bishdpg wos co-ordinate and equal.— About the middle of the second centu¬ ry, however, they began to hold assem¬ blies of the churches, which the Greeks calied Synods, and the Eoqaans Coun¬ cils, Tuega'WiU'ajiaually nissidei-avat. by one of the bishops, selected at first on account of personal merit; but after¬ wards very often ou account of infiu¬ ence, or the dignity, and importance of tiie see "over which "they presided. As Eome had long been the metropolis of the world and tho seat of Empire, ^ts bishops at length, claimed superior respect, s.nd perhaps they were entitled to it. Their ((la!U>3 were acknowledged and they were mora freijue'ntly elected than others. From thU oirCB.mstance, xo insigniflcant in itself, by hold a'c4 well 'directed measures, assisted by a i2(aim which they advanced, and sus- talhcd hj' sijeh njeans as unscrupulous power can prg.duoe, of being the suc¬ cessors of Saint Peter, tho right of per¬ petual presidency was at last conceded {o tbem. This point gained, theyVere enabled to advance still more rapidly, and they continued to press theirclaims to power with such well directed ener¬ gy that they finally succeeded in estab¬ lishing a control overtheminds of men, to whicii all Europe bowed with sub¬ mission. As the head of the church they claimed universal jurisdiction in spiritual matters. As the successors of Saint Peter they claimed to bo infalli¬ ble.   " The ignorance, credulity ondsq-
perstition of mankind enabled them to sustain these stupendous frauds; und in all ecclesiastical controversies their de¬ cisions were received as iufallible ora¬ cles of truth." Uor was this supremacy of power confined to spiritual matters. Their want of temporal power at first somewhat conQned their ambition j but duringthe ninth century Pepin, and Charlemagne endowed tkom with tor-. ritorlal influence, successive aoqulsl- tlons by tho more ambitious Popes, such as Alexander ^1. Julius u. Innocent III. andothers down tg the time of the Emperor Charles v. made them power¬ ful temporary sovereigns. Havlng.thus succeeded in Uniting spiritual and tem- j.¥;,rttry poiver the.cup oftheir ambition ji'SSfolJi. They had grasped omniiio-' tence, and thsy4i?pensedblessing3and curses with as. much-aasurance- and readiness as If they were mn'ndrolia of the universe. In the plenitude oftheir power, they dethroned mondrjjhs, dis- posed of crowns, absolved'subjects from ph.e obedience due to their sovereigns md lai4 kingdoms under interdicts.f- There.was noi a ^fca^ Ip Europe that had notbcettdisquietedhythejf aifllji- tion... There was aot a throne .wlu.oh thay bad not shaken, nor a Prinoe who did not tremble at their-power."
But this magnificent edifice of ambi- tioQ tnd pover was.not based upon tbe evetisstlnK rock of truth. Itwas built upon the shifting sandspf error. From its commeneement,' there arose from time tb tlmie/eurrents which tlueatened to sap its foundations. Those currents ¦H^erefor along time driven back iiefore MJ^ SiPPMent Injury wO^ efiectett, but Ui0jf »ijH|[l.->^etumed-arIth- Ihcreased force. Yeawpassed away; the return¬ ing tides sflgmd; higher and higher, until tbe slStwentb^setitary, when thejr swept over Eniope like a deluge, and wa8ha!;liirtijf, We'/.toyers and battlp- ^ntB~.iIbd ¦prt<le''Bnd-.S<jwer--of the vast 8<n)$(iae.,',§i)d s^teif^d .the re- maln{aiF{nroM>4ft#9^«'yl><>ise. 'This was the greatreform»tioi). Since then, the pSfef*«f ate^K^edr-rUi^, spiritukl and teiB^i^/^]ijul^9:9iq;--me;d^aUn<e,' TbeiSMHwon) .ofjti^ -ge^-.KoA spibl- tlou{('iAaa>'-'MMu:nod .mMeJEiiliope tremble/luna pmbably alLbeeuimbued W}^ .the same ambition—some of them perhaps, sJsp, with the ambition to dp
abont the-middle a IjhCjM; ry.- It was B small sect "trr
Bdto be^lOSrS^fte wll4nK? of St-ysHthantholbwBW otiier'«pos- ties. 'JXUs^-aect %iwlBi«r-.^x^nd^d theiBselvesinto^^utern Europe., To- wj^S-'tfife-TeftdTS fte-tentK' centftry 3u}H«i{iikhecaine-meu!iBn{ire of.their.oj>- erations, and hence tbey were called Snigsrians. ¦ -Trom ¦ this- -polnfr' they
fraoually-spre^ thqmseKes ovpr the tatea-of Western Europe; ^nd In the beginning of the eleventh century, they bad acquired a strong foothold in each of those States.. They had hitherto been called by'diflTerent names? in dlffer- entt»nntrles,-.but'how-they-were gener¬ ally known by the name of Alblgenses. These people were originally Gnostics and Manichaeans.-. The Gnostics were a kind of eclectics, who selected certain portions of the heathen mythology and christian religion, and thus formed a creed to s^iit Ihemselves. The Mani¬ chaeans Wire believers in the Persian doctrine of .two eternally opposing prin¬ ciples ofgood aud evil, and iu a material and spiritual- creation corresponding with these principles. As they increas¬ ed ih uumoers tbey dropped Gnosti¬ cism aud Manichaeanism, and adopted morefully tlie.Christian faith; butthey were opposed to all forms and strongly protested against the rites and ceremo- uies ofthe llomish Church. They were ardent uud enthusiastic, and as novelty supported by ardor and enthusiasm al¬ ways attracts attention, they became exceedinglj' suecessful iu makingprose- Ij'tes. Thej' at last begau to attract to their partj'meu of education and wealth aud rank. In the soutii of France the.v were headed bj' Count Raymond of Toulouse, .one of the most powerful nobles; and had acquired suflicient con¬ sequence to interfere with -the regula¬ tions of the church, and tbe duties of the local priesthood. This bro'ught down upon their de'voted heads the thunders of the elmrcli. Four councils were called within the short time of fourteen years, iu the'latter half of the twelfth ceuturj', which suceossively condemned them as heretics, und direct¬ ed them to be excommunicated. These remedies were not sufjlciontly powerfu 1, however. The more intelligent among them began to discover that fulmina- tious of religious wrath were not in themselves vcrj' dangerous. Manjr had joiued the new faith who were influ¬ enced more by practical thau bj' doc¬ trinal objections to the church. That made the confest assume a more practi¬ cal form. The Gousequeuce was a still more rajjid increase of the strength of the opposing part.v. Matters thus pro¬ gressed till the beginning of tho toir- teeiitli centurj', when Pope Innocent III, haviug become satisfied tbatcoun- eils aii.<l excommuuicutions had lost their elllcacj', directed a crusade to be preached against the ^-Ihigeusian liore- sj'. Tills was tho comniciicenjfitj.t of a most tliorough and relentless persecu¬ tion, whicli was carried on with the whole strength of thCiChurch, aud with the most frightful excesses of crueltj'. It was conducted by Simon de Mont- ford, oue of those bold, daj-ing, rcpkless, ba'd men, who frequently .pceu'pied prominent positions during the mjddle ages. IS'o tender palpitation ever troub¬ led his hard heart; no amount of suffer¬ ing or miserj' could raise a sigii of pjty in llis cold breast. Bold, criiel, relefjl- less and uusympatbiziug, he butQhered alike adult and child, male and female, with aremorselessness th.at would make fiends shudder. Oue of his means of extirpating this lieresy, was tho holy Inquisition, an institution which was founded about that time, aud wliich for centuries thereafter became a powerful- lever in tho suppression of truth—an Institution whose' very uame chilled the blood of tho stoutest hearts in every land wiiere patholi.cisffli was known. The'perseeijtious thus conjmence.'jl by de Montford, were continued vjfith va¬ rying success for a period of about thir¬ ty-five J'ears, when the soldiers of the Pope ai^fl the tortures of the JnquisiT tion at last prevailed, and tho Albfeei}- ses as a sect, and the professiou of their faith, as an opeu profession, became ex¬ tinct.
Thusthefirstgreatwave which threat¬ ened the temple of Papacy was brokeu and scattered ; but itsoon returned with redoubled force. About the same time that the chureh was holding her coun¬ cils and hurling her spiritual denuncia¬ tions againstthe Alblgenses, thore arose another sect in the south of France.— This sect was called AValdeuscs from PpJ^ef Waldo, or, as the French called him, Pierre do "\''aux. These people had originally ifP design of seceeding from the church, fhey werp reform¬ ers, butthey performed reforming" tlip church from the inside, Tlieir doc¬ trines and preachings of courso inter¬ fered more or less with the local priest¬ hood, and they were therefore com¬ manded bj' the Pope to be silentiPeter, however, contmued to preach. He pro¬ tested violently against tlie attempts of tfio ohurch to silence him, and instruct¬ ed his pppp.le tliat they must obey God rather than nian, and that tho kingdom of heaven was not bf tliis world. '|'l.i,i} consequenae of this was that in the year 1184, he and his peopJ,p were forpially ex-communicated. But they were not the people to be quieted by e-xcommu- ^iOOllonf . Tlioy (ieuiod tlio authority, of tiio churcli to punish them for their faith j tiiey continued thpir preseliing aud spread rapidly in France,'Itijiy^nd Bohemia. Xn the ¦ thirteenth centuiy the.y were condemned by.the several councils; butthey still continttedpreaoh- ing, and as thejr nowreoeivedaccessions from tho'scatteredAlbigenses their num¬ bers increased more rapidly than be¬ fore. At length acrusaqe was preiiched against tliem; and the mercenaries of the chureh, aud tbe hounds of-the In¬ quisition were let loose upon them.— Tho'usauuii of them were slaughtered in the village of Piedmont aild in Italy.— They were hunted out and 'drivp'n "frqi?} place to place for many yeare; 'but ihey - refused td be exterininated, and their desceni}*nts j'et exist in large num¬ bers in the Alpi'uc yallej's.
Tho'so who .weiit iijto Bohemia i>fter the flrstexcommiinicatioh,subsequehtr ly united themselves with thc Hussites, and fhqa became part of the great tide of opposition thst after^vards swelled up from that part of Germany.
About the middle of the fourteenth centurj', 1360, John Wyelifl'e com¬ menced prcaoiiing in England, against the abuses ofthe church. He com¬ menoed by denouncing the monkish orders, which ftt first Ue did iu a soft and geutlp lijanner; but t}u4li!g tUj^t liis denunciations pleased tlie populace, ho proceeded plainly and openly to charge'the church with oprruptjon. He denied the^suptemaoy of the Pope, the validity of ecclesiastical sinsures, unless thoy accorded with the wiilof God,and a few years later the doctrine of .trata- substontiation,- His-preaoblDgsoon be- camo vorj' popular. He was supported by a large body of the nobility as well as by the populace. Hls-saynigs were received as oracles', aud such was the efl'ect of his preaching that the chureh soon began to lose ber lioW upon the peopre. His disciples wero called Lol¬ lards bythe ehurohmcn, hut they took upon themselves" tho mime or poor ¦priests, travelled_over the 'conntry and preached his doctrines wherever.they .could find hearers, and thus'sowed tile seeds ofthe reformation iu England. '. About this time thore was a Olose qoniiecUon between the courts of Eng¬ land and Bohemia. This produced)a corresppndence between th^ ¦University of Oxford where "WycliflTe had so Ipng leot«red, and the University of Prague, by means pf- ¦whtph tbe latter became apquaii)ted with the'vlpwspf Ayycfiflb. Among the graduates of that iJiilyersity was JohnHus3,.ayoHBginan pf gpeat power of mind connected with a qujqk and ardent temperament. His miiid' was early imbued with the doctrines bf 'WyoliflB. m* learning and abiUty soon brought hinj Intp pronjinence.-^ He became the friend and confesiior bf the Queen, and the leader of a party of young men of education, who bad be¬ come -disgusted with the dootrlnes and disciplino of tbe chnroh; and were meditating reforms.in both. .He com¬ menced preaching reform in. a moderate manner, sometimes denouncing some of tbe leading pretensions of tbe Pburch, but directedliis chietefibrts against the corruptions ia.tbe ichuicbi andtbo' dbi- sidnto lines ofittie^Bopes and the. higher, orders o£-tbe;.'prieBthood;::<And. called jjpoii-;the.o^(»iB:r.of.{^oyernnient to' punish tbe'Vices oftbee^eaiasticg. The prissUiood taiui4 it. ttlipsssacyita defend tbemselvesi ."This brought''OQ- ePRtr'-
Imgand -ready at any time to d;scu=|S his doctripe* F.ith the i^diBg church- mep. .Sfl and.hja disciples began to 'de«eetoj-ptcaelr*to tiA-popuIace,.a6a akrkVs - ^founasmwdsatplisteiito them. Tielr foUowers.lncreasM with great rapidity;, audthe chutebj becoming alarmed, be- to<dt -berselt *> ber- grrat.remedy,}-;a
^onth jjentul ¦council.. ;riiiftJSSJ'lfe^^'^.^^^iiff'^S lnr*erB^h«n oouneil of Ctonstance, briJ^Sr—-^^^ ." —«—    i4M.-^aefi>ta^4iii»s^t9auBcil<-Huss was,
l*teW;l»«aW:J^^°r,^t^„.3„fctantlationT ¦^nMm Sf?G>^ofy M itiUffoon,' of .teaehhigSn-BohMuia.the-Jpctrines of "Wydi'ae;' of encouraging h'ft friends to resist the-tnandates of ttie Archbishop;- of exciting .a a?hisnl of .the state from the church; of appealing trom the Pope to Christ-; ofoounselllng tbe people to violent aijd aggressive measures; and of boasting that he could not have been forced either by the Pope or Emperor to oome to Constance-unless he had chosen to come. Some of these charges he admitted and others he denied.— Afler a number of hearings he was summoned to retract the heresies charg¬ ed against him. This he refused to do, affirming that he could not retract what he had never said, and that he ougjit not to-retract what he haU said, until it was shown to-be wrong. Upon his re¬ fusal to retract he was condemned to be burnt; and the decree was executed with evenr degree of cold blooded cruel- 'tj'. His friend and follower, Jerome of Prague', was also burnt soon after him.
But
f **Tlieydonotfiiil wUodio
For a good cause.   Tlie block may drliilc tboir
Their bends may sodden itt the suu; tlieir litub^ He striiiiK on cjustle gales and city walls ; But StiU tbelr spirit wnllcs abroad.'
The Hussites, now very numerous, became indignant at the death of Huss aud Jerome, and demanded immediate vengeance. A large body of them gath¬ ered under the lead of Nicholas of Hus- sinocs,— ostensibly for the protection of their King, who, tbey professed to be¬ lieve, was in danger, but reallj' for the -redress of their wrongs. This party waa afterwards joined by the enthusias¬ tic John Ziska, of whom it is said, that he ordered his body to be given to the dogs and kites, and thathls s.kin should be used for drum heads, tb lead his friends to battle. Tbis body of men was soon attacked by the Churchmen, and then followed "what was called the. Husslte war, which was carried on with varying success till the lutterond ofthe century, (14S5) when a Compronjise was effected, which gave the Hussites reli¬ gious freedom. Thus this wave was at last broken ; but in its influence, it car¬ ried away much of tbft foundation of the structure,-
At the beginning ofthe sixteenth cen¬ tur.v, the Chureh from Bome as a staud point, hod suffered attacks from north, cast and west. Shehad sup'ptessed eaoh of those outbreaks; but each of thom had weakened her power. Yetshestill held Christendom in her right hand.— She still sat on the-mountain tops, and wielded lier thunderbolts. But the time of her trials was about to approacli.
In tlis darker ages the mass of men were Ignorant and superstitious. Learn¬ ing was confined to very fow- and with the exception of those wUo wero frcir, time to time excommunicated as her¬ etics, the populace were willing to ac¬ cept of such political and spiritual food as their'spveirno^s and priests chose to set before them. But thp J.abors of a few good and earnest men, and the blood of the martyrs were now produc¬ ing their legitimate efTects. Printing iiau been invented, and books were piiblfshed. Eyeij jn lauds where Al¬ blgenses or '\Va!derise3,pr "Wycfifptes, or Hussites had never lieen heafd ,the populace were heginuing to think and read for tbenjsplyes. Thuir njlnds were dispelling the mists 5»'it}) which bad government, ami a corrupt prie3thqp4 hfid befogged them, aud were rpmiy fot the reception of poUtipalapd spirit¬ ual truth. Here thou wos an abun¬ dance of material, requiring ouiy the hand of genius to shape it into prop¬ er form. Tliat genius, as is gen¬ erally the case, was produced by the emergencies of the tiines; and almost simultaneously Zwinglius of Zurich, iu Switjierlaiul, and Luther, in Germany, began tp agll-ittp ijnd prpftoU reforina- tion. The plij'sipal as yell as mei^tal energy of th.e.s.e 'nien enabled tffeni to make good use of the njaterlifl that ^ya3 before Iheui. They had the gpuius tp flre thp 501)1 as if'eW as SHl4e the re.-isou. Although they di4 PPt ftgrep \i\ son^e dpctrinal poipts, their-energies were diT rected to the same object, and with siich power th^t thp great bosom of tbe pop¬ ulace througliont Qorqiaiiy and Switi{- erland heaved like the greijt deep when troubled by a storm. Each succeeding surge ofthis troubled ocean struck high¬ er and higher'against the pillars of the church; and' whon the waves at last subsided, that monument of ambition aud tyranny, and persecution, and oor- ruption,wasstrippedof most oflts mag¬ nificent dimensions and gorgeous dec¬ orations, and has stood ever since, a mere shijdPW Qf its former glory. "Ijut thp stprm that purifies the at¬ mosphere ofteij 'sw'ellS i4tfl ^V {iqrricaitp whicli carries death »B<J destruction be¬ fore it. Tbo fermentation that purifies the mass, brings the scum and froth to the top of the vessel. So'it is in politic cal and religions agitations; and the great reformation furnished a striking illustration ofthe fact.
Among those who were leaders in the difl'erent agitations which culminated
hand of the liord wouM protect his ZIon, and ms'hed upon WsJdfeok with Iblrty ofhis'fpfldWer*;' Th^: were all •nitedV'' J8Flf,-Af''3Sej-tlen ftnniedlkt^'* B^6'fl'tfiWj;6iitSl''«f^h<!''ctty -aftd i,
cTa?6driW-fW ai*r>if*' feoniniand^ 'was iLi.;.';rX'4iif:jiri (A>%)in'.i)-r'tt-'visiori'In the;
hiient»tbW W sboultt be nifse*l to the iblariS'#I)iiig<t:<*Hi'afc«oW»ftgl3r'pufr
i'Vifh.e-reformation, and even among the fpllqWei'3,"'thp'fe wejp }fl4!K''luala, 3S tberp orpin eyerv reform, -ffho^Vere
in 'advanpe pf tbeir friends. More ar¬ dent In their dispositions, of ucfhivpa wiser-than Uieir-day. an<l goneratlon, they were not satisfied with the regnlar march of reformation, but always took a positipn in odyanpe, ancl were indig- jiant at phe' slpw papp pf thpff frjejids, 'Who werp .not preparpd tq advance so rapidly aS tbey,. J'he e^tcltemenj; and ferment pf the rpformfttion bronghtto the surface a numbor pf individuals, of this class, who were disgusted witJi the moderation of Luther and Z.WingliU3.—»- Their vivid imaginations, filled with biblical lore, dwelt continually upon the simplicity of primitive ohurch gov¬ ernment, and the mode of life of the early christians; and they therefore .e()i)sidero4 » reformation that stopped short df n rpturp to'the spplr^l opf} Reli¬ gious condition of'the a]ibstalic' fathers a failure. These enlh ifciasts' spraiig Up chiefly in soil that had Bpen sprinkled Wifb the blood of Albigeuses, Walden- ses aifd ^ussltes: i^nd (-boy wpfe >ts different in their charftcters, yie'vys ahd purposes, as were the reformers 'and churchmen. J^ large bpdy of them IiQWever iVOfP oppqiipntS pf illflilt bap¬ tism, and insisted upon re-bapflsm after maturity. Hence they were called ana-baptists.
Some ofthe more enthusiastic of these people demanded a more thorough re- t'oru). These demands brought answers from \'h9 ptb^r sl(}p. Viofept discus, siohs eii'sued, m whteh the ppo'plp Anal¬ ly took siiips. This produced a popular esoifemont, and broHgbti.tQ the surface a new spt qf njPil who laid re^PB- aside altogetber, ahq allowed thehisplycs to be governed entirely by tbeir passions.
The first collection of tbese reform¬ ers, was headed by Stook and MHPJserj tbeyclaime4tobeoQmmiS3iauedby Qbd .to extirpate all civill magistrates by the sword, and to establish a community of Saints without distinction'of rank or office, Tbey-professed to bo Bnlighten' ed by. an Internal light .wh'ujb bad au 'efficacy' in interpreting divine revela¬ tion, icr beyond intelligence (ind learn¬ ing. They declared that no ohristian could exercise the funotiona of a magis-- trate br take an path,-'and claimed.a common division of property among all true believers.. They armed tbemselves for tbo purpose of .maintaining, their doctrines. A battle ensued in 1335, near Mulhausfen, In which they were totally defeated, and their leaders put.to death. Those who escaped, however, contin¬ ued to preach the doctrines of the sect wherever they could (ind hearers, in- crpasing from day to day in the ex- travifganpe pf tbelr vipiys, (iRfl Itj tho ¦yiolencp oftheir 4eqni)Ciattqns. Jij 15^5 they again collected an or'my which un¬ der the lead of John llattllias of Hor- lem, and John Boccold, a jpurnpymon' tailor of Leyden, wbo became known as Jack of Leyden, attacked the city of Murister, sieged tbe Arsenal and'Senate House, and appointed Mattbiag Gover¬ nor. The fortiQcations of tbe oity were •immediately strengthened; the citizens wereiorcedto do military duty; and invitations were sent abroad to the faithful to come in and aid in the -eon^, test"ari3'share"tbe. trlhiuphs ofMount ' Zion, fripm' '^biob tbey were to inarcb in glory and opncmer the -world. The city was ^sdrrpnnaed by the' army <if' "Waidecki' prince''and bishop of MnuT steri'' imd 'Siiintnoned' to surrehde^.-i—, Matthiiis'sallied'out anii dispersed the
llis'lines ta\i.
troopsj^bnt as'it6on'as''beretunied to tbe ' "city,;WddSck'refbrmed'I '
versies.: CoiitroverBy'increaneti tha ar-1 tt'reatenedt Mother-'attack. "'Mattbia'n' dor of Huss.   Hp declared himself wil-1 flnsb'ed with J!HP.ces3, declared that' t^e
)S^is5KoaiaBrt,«tl.e*tli««va offices 'Wtft»ft'»*b'fefeiWfefe;'B'ifff#portfed twelvej^xwUes-ta preach the doctrines of-thene* kingdom of Dayid.. He did not conffn'e bil* fanaticism .fo religious follies'. HeimiUediately changed themu- niclpal laWs to suit his exalted fancy. The laws of matrimony were^ deemed too stringent for pure spiritual and pfer- sonal liberty; they were therefore-abol¬ ished, lang Jack by way of introdu¬ cing the beautiesof the uew sj'Stem t<^-; to himself fourteen wives. Oneof these haviug expressed-some doubt as to the divine niitui-e-of polygamy, he caused her to be beheaded, and the remaining wives danced a chorus-round her head¬ less body. The people of course foUdw- ed-the example of their leader, and for the period ol ten months tho grossest li¬ centiousness reigned supreme in tlie pity ofMunster. At the-end of that-time the'City was taken; and Jack, and his leading associates were tortured with red-hot pinchers, and then hung up; in iron-cages. Thus''per!sbed the-reign of King Jack of Leyden. These were the Anabaptists OP History, a comiiai;-. atiVely sdiall body of men, whdSe de¬ moniacal' character an'd hellish orgies have fixed a stigma upon a class of pleo- ple who never sympathized with them, which has clung to them and their fie- scendiints for nearlv three centuries and ahalf. j '
Tliese were'not the only ana-bapilists. There were thousands of them scattered over diirerent parts of Europe who had nothing In common with Matthias and Jack of Leyden, except in some doc¬ trinal points, such as pajdobuptism, the separation of the ohurch from the-state, and non-intacferenoe of magistrates' in matters of'rellglcnr; but the greatest numberof them were locatedin Switzer¬ land, and in the Ifetherlands. Some of tlielr leaders were the associates and' equals of the great, reformers. One of them had been' the friend and fellow- student of Zwlngling. Such men as Grebre, Mantz, Hubmej-er aud others were an oruament to anj' seot and to any 9ge.
Abmjt the time qf tbo reign of King Jack of Leyden (1535), a Bomish priest of Frieslrind reiiounCed'his cPnn«!tion with the Church, i^nd openly declared blmiielf In favor or the principles of tha refoi:niation. Ife impjediate)y entered into the ijeld of polemic's bh the side of the anabaptists; but one of his first works was a tract against thp errors of Jack of Leyden. Hia oppratjpns were confined to Friealand and AVestern and Northern Germany, where he formed many congregations. His followei-s were called aftet him Mknn'Onites. After bis death, bis disciples continued teaching his doctrines in Holland, Ger¬ many and Switzerland, until the seot became very numerous. But inasmuch aa thoy rejected pa^dobaptism^ind de¬ nied the right to aijminisfpr oaths, the odious name of anabaptist clung to theni lilce Ne-ssus' shirt, and they were pereeciited alike bj'Romanist and Prot¬ estant.
" Qjje slid loscl -soils a iiAine for .ij-o." '
The persecuted Mennoi^ites afc last found a frieiid in 'Vyilliam of Orange, and in 15S1 they'were permitted to hold an assetub'y.of churches ih Holland.— Jj'rom that tiiiiethey-were allowed some privileges, ijutl ^i. leugfl; in IQ'ij they obtained full jiernjlssion qf 'religious worship. I'his was the signal for a' gen¬ eral immigration of the sect iiitd Hol- ];md from lU parts of Germany and Swltae'rland.
.^moiig the cn)igr.auts from Swit'z- erland to Holland iu the latter part of the Beveiiteenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries, were Hans Graf and his friends. When they arrived there tbey found the tide of emigra¬ tion flowing strongly frora Holland to "New York, and they heard great ac- countsfromthefriendsoftbeemigi'autSi of the gloripiis prospects of the settlers ih tlie new world. About this tlmp also Penu tlooded Hpllaji'd with agents and handbills for tile purpose of drumming UJ) emigrants for his new cdlohj", and
Surpbasers' for bis \nf\^s. Tlipsp in- uppnieiits were s'ufllclcpt to turn their atle'titio'ii tpi thp iieY wci'rid, 'aiid they tlierefore dpspatplied spmp of their par¬ ty tp Pennsylvania tp njake obserya- tippa, uni if pheyibupil thp cpuntry 4e- sirablp, tp makp'purobasea of livii'ds.— This resulted in Hrgp purphase'a pf the best lands of Lancaster county, then Chester, Whlob were soon ooaqplod by a largo immigration of Swiss Meqiion- ites,
' Many diflloulties present themselves in tracing the personal history of Hans Graf and his associates. Tliey were, as their ancestors and predecessors had been siuce the dawn of tlie reformation, a very peculiar people. One of their ¦^BCnllsrities was' that tllPy thought it wrong, pvcn sinfuj, to kpep recorils of themselves or families. Portraits wore putundor a similar ban. Suqh matters wero tbought to indicate pride, and prido was considered one of the worst sins in tbe catalogue. Pride having caused the angels to fall, they resolved that it should not be their ruin. The i-esult of that peculiar fancy was that in a fpw yeap after the' fifst settlers flipd; thp fttniilias pf tbP greii'te'r pbirtio'n pf them, Ipst all traces of their anees- tors*f and w'ere it npt for the piiblic i'pdords, I feapmany ofthom,, ofthfa isen-s criiUu'u, -w-o'iiia bu pux^liia t\j nUmp tbeir great grandfathers. -
From these circumstances it is im- pqsstbis to say when ^ans Graf and bis confrerea fqrapok tbP world, as they called iti and joined tho present ana¬ baptists. It is equally impossible to say wbat manrier of men they were, and what positions thoy held in society. Hans himself and Martin Kendig nnd others who came with him were evi¬ dently tbe lead"e'rs of the seot^ from the fact that they -were seut to buy lands, and from tbeir general intelligence and business capacity as ahown in theirlu- tercourse with the commissioners of property. Their ihtelligepce, their promanept ppsitioulu tbelrsect, the fact that thpy •^•ere men'of property, and eyeh the name of Graf,—Cbmit, uSari— indicate that they originally- came at least from the middle classes of sopiety. i^qt under tlio rules qf tqeir ns^ppintiqqs, as sPBb'as tbpyBepamc members', what¬ ever theiir situation was before, they at qticebepamptUe equals qf the humblest. With them there was no inequality of rank.
Having joined the association, wher¬ ever it may have been, tliey of course bad to submit to tbs persecutions, with which all anapaptists were ipflieted.— If npqe qf tbcq, after tl^at time,' lieeame I^iiigS imd princes, ii^aqy of them ac¬ quired crowns—but tl\ey were martyred crowns. Jf none (if them bepumeponnts and hiirons, tbey ^yere frequently attir¬ ed in HPelapes and bracelets and finger. Tings—bnt they ^yore the collars, the handcufl's and Ibe thumb sprewa of the Holy Inquisition, Forbidden by their creed'to uke tip arms in self defence, they were plundered hy thieving no- bleinen, hunted hy Homisb priests aud laymen, a'nd murdered by inquisitors with impunity, . Tbeir whole livbs be- oame a oonttnued struggle for existence. Their homes and their governments of-: forded tbem no protection, arid, likethe :Israelites ofcld, they-forspok both, wan¬ dered into Holland, and from thencs sought liberty of consoienoe and rest from persecution in tbe trackless forests of Pennsylvania.
Settled-in .what'was then tbe wilder¬ ness of Chester oounty, thoy nfconee be- oames heroes. Notiieroes of the sword and musket, but heroes of the axe and tlieplowj notheroes wbo devastated fer¬ tile provinces and jilundered and burnt populous villages and cities; but heroes' whose polished arms caused tbe golden harvests to wave in the breezes, villages ^nd cities to spring up in tbe place of bqmJdlBBS ffipeifs, ftn4 tlfe wJWPfnpaa to blossom like the rose, The fine farms, the comfortable houses and the stately faarijs tbat now adorn tbo Earls, tbe Leaoooka, Paradise, Strosburg and tbe Lampeters bear witness to tlie heroism of theae sturdy pioneers.
Tbelr honesty, usefulness and peace- fulness are shown from tbelr pleasant intercourse with the red men ot the fbr- eSt among whom thoy dwelt. Hans Graf settled in what Is. now Earl and was called after :blm "GralTen Oahl," and still beats bis name—^' Earl I'- be¬ ing the English of.»firaf;'/ -One of bis brothers settled near.Strasbuis and an¬ other soma distanoe south of itbat.place, Tbe Herra, tbe Kendigs, the Moyets,: tbei.Otierbolitsrs, the Brubakers, the -BrenemaDs, the Landises, the MusiserSj Ijie Wltmers, the.::iUllei-s,,,!tfae:Brack- biUa, tite.sLetevers,. tbe Barra or .Bdrs orBans.tbeKeagea, theHowries^ the Netb, tbeFrantzes, tbe,Stani9ei8,'tbe
„)th93tyl!ns, the 8r<uB,EahlemaM " ' located themH
Lemans, the r—,:^
Carpenton, theEi
and i thoatJinQS or-4
selves in the/{ier of.
ing'ftdm' East Earl :to.'West Lainpelf r.
These settlCTMntswefe-in the midstfof
IhalndittMltSnilBMftnitiiluHl tfitfi;^
UtvrhsbiM' exte) tLainpel
oopal. Gbnr^ now-.^nds:. Ol^Kins Beaver',.a Chief of t£^ Con^tc^gasf'taad' :bis. wigwam, ahd held his 6bunci(s;df' state, on the highlands south, bf .Stra*' burg. It was in honor of this Chief that. Big and Little Beaver Creeks^ received their names.-jAU the intcrcourse'be- tween him and the Mennonite.settlers' was of tbo most paelfic^nd frlendly.n.-ii ture. Tbey^treated bim and hiaiieoplo with kindness and with their, wopted fairness .aud, justice. This treatment .was appreciated by the Indians, ami as long as an Indian remained, tbey were friends and brethren. Neither ^jlstory, nor tradition, reports a single instance of 111 feeiiug between the Indians'and Mennonites of Lancastercounty..
AVhen the- revolution broke put,, it fouiia these m?n as tbey always .l^ad been, men of peace. They resolutely refused to take up arms or ,tq permit their sons to do so, because they thought it wrong to take up arms for any pur¬ pose, not eyen excepting self-defence. Tbey were more successful in keeping their sons out of tbe army than the Quakers, wbo were influenced by simi¬ lar conscientious scruples; because liv¬ ing more remote from the large citSes than the latter, (bey were mofe able'to keep their sons from catching the En¬ thusiasm produced by excited crowds, and by tlie " pomp and circumstonoe for glorious war." They refused to .tsjke up arms in defence .of their country, for the same reason that, they. would Jiave refused to arm in seU-defenee. Tbere was no personal oowaidlpe In tbe sons of the pioneers. The descendants of meu who had for centuries, braved the power of despots, the thunders of the ¦Vatican and tbo tortures of thp Inqui¬ sition, neveroouldbeoowards, "Wheth¬ er we oan all agree with tbem now as to the propriety oftheir oourSa, is not matei-lal. ¦ It was one of tbs elements' of tbelr creed then, as it Is now; and then, as now, they followed the spirit of the Uiiiversal Prayer:
"AVTiatfeonBCIence dictates to be done,
Orwarns me not to do. This teacti rae more tlian Hell tq aUun, 'i'liat more tiian Heaven pur.sue."
But while they refused to take up 'arms for their country, during the try- ing'times of tbe revolution, their sym¬ pathies, with a very few exceptions, were eutu-ely with tbe reyolutioBists; and mapy of them expressed t^at sym¬ pathy'yprytjctl veiy. 'Thereis at least onp family mi^nslon still standing, wbere tbe o'li-nerg and neighbors raei periodically fqr tbe pqrnoseqf deylslng Waysaudmp3fl3Qfa4dipg tq {he pom- missary stares ofthe' half starved patri¬ ots; from their well fllledbarns ond well fed herds,
Sinoe theu morp than tvyo genera¬ tions have passed awaj'. As the times changed. Individuals ohanged with tbem. In those comparatively few J'ears the moral world changed more than it did in as many ages before.— The struggles of the latter part of tbe eighteenth, and beginning of tbe nine- teentii Cputurips, whiph cqmnjenaed witb tbe Amerioan iin'd i'renob revolu¬ tions, infused n iiew vigor into the peo¬ ple of Europe iiiid Americo. ' Civiliza¬ tion took a new start forward. She car¬ ried witjibfer the nc'iylydevelqpe^ skill, onterprisp and puergy, and llireeti'ng tliem into proper cbaimels, brpiight into cxistetico powers an'4'agents "tliithefto unknown, and thus produced a moral revplntion a^ W°n'l6FfHl as it v,'iisi nql- versal. "Syhpthpir mankind bas been pbysifiifljy or inoroilyimpirbTedliy mod¬ ern ciyilizatipp Is a question for jihysi- cists and morivliste tp detpriiiiRp.
Tberp are 4pnbtlpss many aged indi- vidqals who stjil sigh for What thoy call the good old times ; but they canuot resist the progress of events, Tho de¬ scendants of Hans Graf and bis com¬ peers svere swept along by the resistless tide. They are now scattered to every point of tlie compass. Many of them still cling to the faith of fbeir fathers, preseryo the simple habits and live tbe retired and secluded UVeis, which they have been taught'to believe the laws of God require;'many of them'have de¬ serted that simple'faith and fiPA'dJoined themselyes fq qther ofepds; and many float aloiig on the pi^rreut of events without any fixe'd'creed,' like li rudder¬ less sliip oil the ocean.   But there are
this day, among t))P wtivp, bnsfUng, tpijiuff aii4 ^heouHting'populoliqn qf tbe Bpdqle an4 Ayestern States, many thousands jii wbose 'ypiqs flows tbe Ulqqdof Hofis Graf and his fellow pil¬ grims.
LEGAL NOTICES,
ADXIIiriBTBATOB'H KOTICE.
Estate ot Daniel Eekman, late of Stras¬ burg twp., deceased. LETTERS of administration ad pendente lite on said esUite having been (jraiUOtl tq tlie nnderslgned, all persons i^idebted timre(o, are roquestpd to mak'e in^liledliitc hdttlement, aud those hayi^'g d.-iims or demands againsL tii'o san^b, ¦syUl pros'Bnt'theii^\vltliout delay for settlement to the undersigned, rosldiOS illNew- Providence, Providence Iwii,
JOHN HILDEBBAND, Sep ll-Ot-13     Adnllnlstrator peiiacilte lite.
Mauy E. CoNVN-oir.OL by lierl. ¦' next friend, Plillip JTiiler,     I'Nov'r T.. ISGG. V.S. f      Ho. lUi
•TolIN K. CONVKGIIAM. J     .
rno the dofendant above njiincd; 'i'ou are X hereby uotifteij that depG.siti'6u!i od liehaif ot'p(;tlti6nei! -win bo telken afmy oiniie, Nb. Ill IJfoith DuK6 street,lh the 'city of Jjancflster, on I'llIDAY; OCTOBEll i, 1887, at 10 o'clock, a. m. ^VM. B. ^yILE^'. Commlssioupr. Lanca-ster, September a,'l^. (japl-^t 42
^oa^'-nW ifoti^iflj-^ aebfclna fcveral offldeHfMi i-inafterjDiamefL^vIc :-- r .....       •   ,¦   .. :^ t , , 'ONE ?EE30^ duly qualta^a for Justice oftKe' v-HoptdrnfeCoart..     . v '    . . ¦ -^ .        i FOljaPfiRSOWB dulyquaimed for members
¦ofAftflfihiblVi '      ¦'* .  .:¦-
ONE PEasON duly.quallfled tor Beioorder. ONE PERSONduIy quaUlled'^County Treaa- : 'MVGT.i   ,       ¦   •  ^-   .        /    .  .        •    -•,   . ONE PERSON duly qualified for County Ca;m-
mlKsioner.   *'    ¦'    •'    ¦   .        r . ». '   -
TWO PERSONS duly quaUfled for Directors of
the Poor. - -       ¦
X WO PJiffiaONS duly quaUfled, for Prison In-
upectors. ONE PSB30N duly qu&llfled for Jury Comnils-
Hloner... , .        '
ONE PERSON duly quaUfled for Auditor.
rdlso liereby ninke known and give notice that the place of boldlnk the aforeaaid election inthe several wards, uoroagba, districts and. towhshlps wlttim the connty of Eancanter, ar6 &sfo\lava,toyrlt: i ...... ,   -
lat District—Cotnposed of the Nine Wards of Lancaster'<]ity. Thd qu^lfledi Voters of ^hc Mnit, WanTwllL hold their election at the pub¬ lic honse of Adam Tfotit, ifi West Orange st; Second'Waid..flt>^hej)ublic house- of Anthqny Lechlof, In "Eant Klne street; Third'Word^ at the public bouse of W.MyerB,ln EoatKiAg st.; ^'ourtb Ward, at the public house of Amos GTOflVlnWMtrKihgstreet; FiftHWardj atthe nt^l^Uc hous&«f Hart & I^rtzaU, WestXUig^t.; Sixtli Ward; at tho house of IsaacPoirl. corner of North QQ«en and 'WW nut streets: Ueyenth Ward, at the pabllc hotjse of John Wltllnger, m Rockland sCreet^Elghth Ward, at the phb- lic house of Samuel Erisman, in strawberry street; Nlnth'Wai'd, at the publIchou.se ofU. Landls/ln North Que^n street.
2d District—Dmmore township, nl the No. 2 sehool house'In the Tilli^e of Cliowtnut Ijovel.
Sd-Dlstrict-^Borough orEIIzubcthtowa, nt thc pribUohoiis^ WoWokicuplba by Georgo W. Boyer, in said borough; . ^., ;;_, .,,i.i; i :'J
4th Distrlc^-Earl township, at tuo pquUc hall in the village of New Ijblland, lii snid townsliip.
5tUmstrIct^Ell7>abetlitQ\vi(shii>, at tho pub¬ lic hou-so how occMpiodbyS. En-jlc, inUriirk- crvllIo,in said township,
flth Dlstrlct^Boraqgh of Stnishurs, at tho public IiQuRe now occupied by I'ryd'k Myers, InaaldborQqffhi .       '    •
7t1iijlstrlot—-llapho'towTishlp Including the borough uf Manheimi at thu Gennan scliool house, in ^nid borough.
• Sth Dlstrtct—Salisbury totrnshlp, nt the pub¬ lio house now oeoupiod Vx John Mason, White Horae tavern, In said township.
Oth District—Eaat (k>calIco township, at the
fiubllc houso n6*w occupied by Henry Ilhoads, n the villnge of Reamstown, in said'tQ^YRs'ilp- 10th DlitrXct—Being.pai( of.the tqwnship of Eafit Donegal, at tl^o nttbllo school house la the village of Jtaytown, inkald township. •llth Dl8trIotr-<Jaernar\'on township, at the publlo house now occupied by John Myers; in the vUIawe of Churelitown, iu said township.
r2th Dfibrlc^-Maftic towuMhlp, nt tho hou.se now ocftupled.by Robert Saulsby, in sn Id \o,vca- shin.
• ISth District—P.art tOW4WhIp, nt the public hauae now occupied, by A'daln Kuttcr, iu fiuld to^rtishlp.   ¦    ** -^ ....
14th District—Colerain to^vnship, at tho pnb¬ llc house .now occupied by J.K. Aluxandcr, in saldtownShIp,
lotliX>istrIct-^FuItoii tqwnslvip, a\ tho public li'oi\so nqw occupied by Hartln Kohrer, in said township,' • '       ¦    ¦
l(Jth Districtf—AVarwick township, at tiie pub¬ lic house now occupied* by Samuel Ijlcht^n- thnoler, in tho village of Litle,ln said township.
17th Dlstrict^-CQuuxiSRa Qf \ho BorquRh of Mt^rjettaund part o^f ithist Dqqegiii townsiilp, at the put(Uo sciip.oniftuse ii^ the boropgh o/Mari¬ etta, in siaid tovFJiship.
18th Ilistrlctr-^olumbiaBorough, at llio Town ¦HaU, In said boraugh,
¦ 19th lilstrlot-Saosbury township, at the pub¬ Uo house .now ooouplod by Jesse Hahies, In snid townslup.
20th District—Ijeacoek township, at ti»e public house now occupied by W.. Blair, in said township.
2l8t District—Brecknock township, at the
fiubllchoqse HOyr Qocuplcd by c. 4; burkhart, usaidtoiynship.
aid 'DlstFlctr^Mount Joy uoroiigli, In the Conn'cil ChfanTjer lii the borough oiifount Joy.
23d- District-Being ,part' of iWt Hempfleld township, at the puhllo houso now occupied by H.S."Landis, in the vlUnso of J>?tfysbi\rtj, in said towftship.
Situ Qltarice—Wqst Lahipoter toi\-nshlp, at the'publle* house how oCcUpIcid by Henry Mil¬ let, In'tho vUtbge of La'n^peter Squiiio, In saiit township.   ' ¦
25th District—Conestoga towus]i|P, at (lie public hoixse now oflcnni(i(4 Lii>.^olin Cf-Pr^ils; in
Haldlfi}VU'*I*IJ^* *    '
28th Jdlsmcl—Bplug part of Manor townsliip, at the tippet school Iibuse'in the borougii of Waaliingtqn, li^ si^Id tow^iibip,
27th HlbtrVct—Ephra^ tQwrnnhi, nj- tiie pub¬ lio* lipqRo liqw Qcc\^pl(id by B, Styer, In said tov,nisliiR.
28tli District—Conoy .townahip, at the public school house In the village of Bainbridge, In said township.'
aoth District—Manheim to^vnshlp.attlic pub¬ lic house now occupied by Henry B. SCautrer,In the viiiage of NolfiJvUle, in saldlownshlp,
KOTKCn.
To the heirs and legal ropresentatives of Dorotha Lyle, late of J^wrt twH.j ijaucjisUir oount^y. fn*. Uep'd. "T?^QU ijrc hereliy uotifled thtvt by virtue of an X order Qf the Orplians* Court of Lancaster county, to m6 directed, I will hold an Inqnest lo divide, part or value the Real Estate of Doro- llm Lyle, deo'd^ on SATURDAY, the 28th day of aEPTEilBER, 18G7, at I o'clock, P. M., at the promises ofsald deceased, in Bart twp.,'Lan¬ caster obuuty, Pa., when nnd where you may attend ifyou think proper. •
J. F. FREY, fihorin;   . Shorin"'s omco, Lancaster Sept. 3d, 1S67. sept 1 td-41
INTHE COritTOF (lOMiHON PLEASOF
IjAKcasxeu county.
INTHE MATTER of -tl^Q application of Uio SliiiUer Five .EuKlne iind Hose Company, >!0.. 7i of tho City ofLiihcaatcr, foraChartor of lutiorpo ration.
August 20th. 1SC7.—Charter presentfed, and the Court direct tlio same to bo flled and notice to' be given that If nosufllcient rooaqn Issdio^v" ¦ to the contrary, tlia Cliarter yfiu he granted at ttio noit term of said GonVt.
.¦       ¦ W. L. BEAR,
sopHt 43] Pi-ntlionotary.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Catharine Kahler, late ofLan¬ caster City, deceased. LETTERS Testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing been gmnted to tlie undersigned, all per¬ sous indebted thereto, are raqnesTed to make iniraediatesettlon^ent,^ndthose iiavlng claims or deinnudsag.alnsttnesame, wlll presentthem \ylthout delay for settlement to the undersign¬ ed, residing in aiauhelinto wnshln,
AttAe^ S. KELLER, aug31-flM4 ¦ Executor.
AVDiITOH^S NOTICE,
'Dstnte of AnnGelbaugh, lateof the City of Lancaster, deoeased.
THE undersigned jCuditor, appointed to dis¬ tribute the balance remaining In the bands of Jacob Frantz. executor, jxi and among those legally entitled to the same, will sit for that purpose on SATtTRDAY, SEPTEMBER Slst, 1807, at 10 o'clock, A. M., In tho Library Room Qf tho Court House, In the Olty of Laneasler, \7here all persons interested in said distribu¬ tion may attend.
„ R.W.saENK,
aue 28-4t-41 Auditor.
•   EXECUTOR.^ NOTICE..
Estate of John Myers, late of New Hol¬ land, Earl twp., deceased. LETTERS teaiamentary.on said estato hav¬ ing  been  granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make ImmMlate payraent, and those having olalms or dprnands against tho same will pre¬ sont thom for settlompnt to thc undersigned, JOHN MYEBS, Jr., In Crernarvon township. _ WILLIAM SPRECHER,
aug 27 Ct-4l -in Earl township.
30th District—Beihg part of Martor tCTWisiit n, Mb the public house now cccftplfitl "bj JaHcnli Gochenauor,.in MiUeTst<iwn, in said township.
3ln\. msnicV—"NV^atEatl township, atlhopub- Hc'honso now occupied by Grabill G. Komey, In Earlville, lil said tovvnsbip.
020. District=-West Hempfleld townnhip, at thepubUc house now occmJiod by Jolm^v^ndig, in anld township.
Sid Dlstrict-^-S^rqslwc township, at tlio pub¬ lio t\tiitso liow occiipleaby Janics'Curran, In tiie borough of StrasbUrg.
34th' District—Being p.art of Manor township, commonly called Indlantown ».Ustiict, ut tin? puldie houso of Berhart^ K^Qi^er, in Kuld luwu- shlp.
{Kilt I*hitr4ct^^Ve5^ Cocalico township, at tho public Itftutio noTY qcQupied hyIV\niel Mishler, in the village of Shoeneclc, in said township.
3Qtli DWtrtct-^Jiiist Earl township, at the puli¬ lie House now occupied by Philip Foreman, at Blue Ball, in said township,
37th Districtr-Paradlso to^v^l8hip, at lUo pub¬ lic house now occupied hy Hepry Rear, in said township.
astli DUt-rict-Reing a part of East Hempfleld townshin, at the public school Iiouso Iu tlie vil¬ lage of Hempfleld, in said township.
SUth Dlstrlce^Liincftster townsiilp, at thi! pub¬ Uo bouse now occupied by Wm. T. Yomiri, la said township.
40tli Distrlct^Enst Lampeter township, nt the public houso now occupied by ijucoh Ri^i;ie, iu sjild township,
41st Dlstrkv—LUtle BrUaIn township, at the house (if Wm. .T. Marshbank, in said towivh ip.
42d District—Upper Leaeock township, at the public house of MeUno'Wenger, In said town-
'Stateit least'on^'^^4sxt'T6dfot^ liWitpnlfcav ,tiaii;ai«l malelBttBUjffd&^r ^ideope J^ thft
district asis reqaired^bytM^ aqt, and, tiiat) he 55^ Vfertl#t)3llet0fi«to'tfiJ&<toufi«felTcnti jfi,«
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name of tti In        '
worA \%Aji^tthB ahaHbecovnumed. t6> vfaterf bgr reasoiLOf such Bge^ shaU be cajled. put ta the (iIeVlM,%hoa&airm^e thelike^ncAes fM thd ist of voters kept by thpm. -.v.. In all coses where'tho'ilnmc of the person clikimlng to .vote;ls found on the Ust, ftimlshed by the Commissioners and assesso^, or his rlgl\t to *otft, ¦whether found-thereon or hot,1b ob¬ jected to by ^y quolifledxiUlzen, it shaU be the dtity* of the Wspcctors to cxa^nlne auch'pcraon
A»aCINISTRATOR*S NOTICE.
Estate of Catharine Haws, late of Earl township, deceased.
LETTERS of administration on said Estate having been gmnted to the nndenslgned.ar fiersons indebted theretoare rpqpeitBdl]qmak^ ¦nmoi^ltt^tie^tlpineiit', and thos&iiavlngcl alms OL'demandsagainsttnesamewlU present them ^vitliQUt delay for settlement to the under¬ signed, residing insald township,
_ URIAH HAINE& HAWS,
aug24*-flt40) Administrator.
EXECIJTttIX> NOTICE.
Estate of Mary Briiner, late of the city of Lancaster, deceased.
LETTERS testamentary on said estate hav¬ ing he'ea granted, to the nnderalgned, all fiersons Indebted thereto ore requeated to make mmedlato se^tlemetit, and those b&vlng elalmsordemandsaiannstthesame. wlU pre¬ sentthem withont: delay to tho undeialccued, residing in aaid olty. .,   .. .
MARY-WEICHEL, aug 17-«t«-OT ...!.-.:     Exocntrtr.
_ EXECITVOS*SJHIT£CX^. .'
Estate of iXobioa' Shiflfer,- late of Eliza beth: township^'deceased.
LETTBJtS.Jestwwotanr.pn said estate haying been, granted tdthe undersigned. aU- pei^nslndebtM thereto anst^'aWtedto mak& immedlatepayiuletttr'aaka «Iiobv bSTing elaima "»5™^'^®«^*?*WWWB?7inpra«entthem,
S^&Vdf^^tff-JSSffi'p!^^^
6t-40J , HENHY.S.feHIFFEK^Exrr.
42d District—Upper Leaeock townwhlp, at the . ublic house of Mei "' "
ship,
¦Wrd District—Ponn township, nt tho public house of Jacob Buser, in said township.
¦llth District—Borougii of Adamstown, at the school house in said borougii.
45111 District—Clay township, nl the hQ\',sc oi George W. Steinmetz, In said ton'nsliip.
¦ISthDlstrlut-PeiineatQVrr,sliip, at tlie public houseof Amos Urofl', In suld townsliii).
¦ITtli DisliJcv-l*i'ovldonce townsliip, at thc hoiisd now'octuplcd by Witmer Brooin, In said townsliip.
•ISth District—Eden townslijn, n\ Iho public hou.sc of Lawrence Sistor. Ii^ (iald townsluii.
•lyth DIstrict-T^IJeing ihat part of Mouut Joy tqw;\suip hurctofore included In tho:(d district, at Lelnh(iii.'6Mcliool'houso,in said towUsIUli.
50th District—West Donegal townKhIp, hcre-         "jtrlct, at
tofuro iiuFluUufl In tlie M eicotlon disl Riitt's school i^oii^o, MV^"^ lown»blp.
5lstD|slricV-Thnt part of Mount Joy town¬ ship liiirotttfctrelucmded in thu 22d district, at Beiijainln Brcnnemah's school hous**, lujsidd township.'
5:Jd Dlst.rict-.Tl»o.t part of Rnpho township liorotoftiro included in tlie 22nd dlstriot, at Strickler's school house, in said townahip,
53d District—That part of East Donegal town- shipr'h'eretofore included In tlie 22d district, at yio brlpk school house In the village of Sprlng- vlUo.'inlald townsiilp. - '
• <h.a)b(trlc>-That part of llapho townsliip heretofore Included In the a2d district, at tlie public school house In thc village vf J^oWtown, Iu said lowusblu.
The General Blectlo;^, in a^l tl^e WaydK,Towii- shlps. Districts ni^d Bord.^ghs 'of the couuty, is to he oponcil bptwcen tno"liours of eight and ten o'clock In tbe forenoon, and shall continue without interruption or adjournmeut nntU sovon o'clock in the evening, wl^fen all the polls shall be closed.
In the city of I^anc^vslcr tlie polls -sliall he opened at seven o'clock, A. M., and close at six o'clock A M,
Every person, cxoeptlng Justices of thc Peace. wlio shall hold any ofHce or appointment of
trotlt or trust under the Government of the United atates, or of this State, or of any city or incorporated district, whether a commissiqued officer or otherwise, a subordinate otttcor or agent, who is or shall bo employed undor the Legislative, Executive or- Judiciary depart¬ ments of the State or the United States, or oi any city or Inconiorated district, and also that every "member of Congress, or ofthe State Leg¬ islature, and of the Select and Common Coun¬ cils of any city, or Commlasloftev of afly incor¬ porated dislrict, Is, by la'w, incapable of hold¬ ing or exercising At ^4^ aan^e time (he.offlco or appointment ofjnqgej inspector or clork ofany electionoirtnisCoinmonweaHh,andno inspec¬ tor, Jndge, or o^hero^cer of any Ruoh election shall be cllglbtD there to be voted for.
The Inspoot(uand Jqdge of tbe elections shall meet at UiQ respective places appointed for holding tho election in - tne dietrict, to which they respectively belong, before nine o'clock In* the morning, and each of said inspectora shall appoint one^Clerk, wiio shaU be a qualifled voter of such district.
Ill case the ppTSQi\ who shall have received tho second Uigbest number of votes for inspec¬ tor shall not attend oh tho day of any election, then the person who sh'all have received the second iilghest number of votes forjudge atthe next preceding election shall act as ins]KotDr in his place. And in case thetporaon who shall have received tbe higliest number of votes* for inspector shall not attond, the person elected Judge shall appoint an Inspector in his place— and In cose tIto person elected Judge shall not attend, then the inspectoB whp received the highest uumber of votes sbaU appoint a judge In Ills place—or if any vacancy snail oontmue in the board for tho space of ono hour after tho time flxod by law for the opening of the elec¬ tion, the qualifled voters ofthe township, ward, or district foe whicli- such.officers shall have been elected present at such election, sliall elect one of tliolr number to flll Huch yacancy/
It shall bB tlie duty ofthe several assessors of each district to attend at the plooe of holding every general, special pFi:town8hlp electiou, during the whole Uiftb sald^eldction'ls'kept open, for the purpose of givlnKinforma^on to thc inspectors.and Judges, wlieu edited on, in relation to the right Of- any person ns^easod by¬ them to vote at ^uch election, mi hi\^ other matters in relation to the aeffesamehta orvoters as the said Inape^tbM W^'eltli^of them shall from time to t&nc«an^?e. ¦
NQpeciiQnsh'an.be>ennitted to vote at any election, as aforesaid, other tUap awhlteft-oe- man of lUo age of (w^ty-<bne years or piore, whoBhaU have M»iae4 la the State at least one year, and in the election district whferb ho oflbis his vote at least tten days immediately preceding suoh electloni and witliin two years palda Stftte-or^oounty tax, which shall have been assessed at least ten days before the elec¬ tion. - Sut a citizen of ther United Stqtes who has previously .been a qualifled voter of thia State and removed thereft^nt and retnrned, liud wliO shall have resided In the election dls^ triet and paid taxesna aforesaid, Bhall be entu tied to vote after reaidlns In thhi State six montiis: Provided, tnat'the white^eenion, ottlzohs of thd United States, between twenty- one and twente'-two years, ^ho have resided in au'olecUon district as aforesaid. 8hn}lbe,en- Utled to vote, althougji they shall not l»«vo paid
taxes."   ¦    ¦¦¦   »-'¦ - ¦-      ¦•    ¦'-:'¦
•¦ Noperaon.8luill.bepermitted to yptewbose name;la notii>f>ntalnealn the list of taxable In- babltants'lm^ntshedby theCommlRsIon^rs, un- lesETFlrtEt^'h^ prodiicfeBa^ei&Iptfdr the paylaeut wfthlb'tftnwyears'of a K4te,pr^conn^. tax-as¬ sessed Ncree«ld£to the 'ponstitntion and give
• satiaCwtoryfVidence Cltner.on his' oath dr nfllr- ihdtion,' Or the 'oath or alll rmotlon' of dliother, that hd has paid suidL a tox^dr oq fiOldze toprO-^
ii'liefilumtiie right.to,Tot« „. arttf Oeeiti'tH^MfitheittSVt^^fy--
oath or tdf(n^at4p^tua£l)fl h^T^Rj^l la, f^ia I
on oattt asto his qB^lfloatlons.-and ifhe claims to have resided within tbeStato for one year or mor^hiA odth shall be snfilclcnt proof- thereof,
but shnU make proof by at lea-st one compeOcut witness, who shall bo a qualifled elector, that he has resldedlnthedistrictfor more than ten days next Immediatoly preceding such elec¬ tion, and sliall «lso himself swear that his bona flde residence. In pursuance of Ids lawful call¬ ing, Is In said district, and that he did not re- mo ve iuto said district for the purpose of voting thereih.
Every person quaUfled as aforesaid, nnd who ShaU make due proof. If required, of tlie resi¬ dence and payment of taxes ns aforesaid, shall be admitted to vote in tho^tou-nslilp, ward or district iu wliich lie shall reside.
Tfany persoh tHall prevent orattcmpt to pre- ..vent any oflicer of any olecUon under. this act from holding snch election, or uso or tTiroaten auy violence to any suoh oflicer, or shaU inter¬ rupt or iraproporiy interfere with iiliuiu thd exocntion'Ofhia duty, or siiall l»lock up thc window, or avenuo to any window.wliere liic samo may be Iiolding, Or shall riotously disturb tho peace at sUQli electiou, oj shall uso<any lu- tlmfdatlng tlircat«,.forcc or violence, with de¬ sign* to Influence unduly or overawe any elec¬ tor, or to prevent him from votlngar to reatriifn the freedom of choice, sucli persons onconvlc- tlon slmll ho ttncd iu nny sum uot exceeding flvo hundred dollars, and hnprlsoned for any time not less flmn tiiree uor more than twelve montiis, and If it shall be shown to Conrt, where tho trial of sueh ofl'enco shnll bo liad, iMia4» l^fliWrtPaaQJ^frftdlpg y.-^ noUvxcwidcnt oftheclti', ward,;aistrict or townsldp wliero the olTonco was committed, nnd not entitled to vote theroln, tlien on conviction hu shall ho. sentenced to payn line of not less tlian ouo liuudred uor more thjin ouo tliousand dollars, andboiinprlsonod not lesa tlian si.x moittlis nor niore than two years. > ¦ If. any person, not by law qmilinod, shall fraudulently voto ntany clectlonof this Cam- mouwealth.Orbehig otherwise quulitted shall vote out of his proper district, if any pcison knowing tho want of suoU qualUk-ntlop, shall aid or procure suoU poiscm t.ovo,te, tlie.pL-rson ofl'cndfng, shall, on coi\vI6'Hofl, hh lined in any sum not ei^ceed^ng two. hundred doUars,. and be imprisoned In auy term uotcxceediugtlireo montns,     ,
• Ifany person shall voto.at, more, than one eloction district, or otlierwise fraudulentlyvote iuore thoii once on the.sainedny, orshaUn-and- ulently ibid and <lellver to Uig iiispcctor two tlcke'tfl together, wUl^ the'latent Illegally to vote, or shull iv<ACuro another to do so, ho Or they oJYendlug shall 6u conviction ])o'fined In anj' sum not loss Ihanflfty nor more thau five hundred dollars, aud bo Imprisoned fov anv term not less lliaii three nor more \lian twelve months.-
Ifany person not: qimUllcd-to vote in this CommonwoaUh agi;oeably to law, (except the sans of qualifled citizens,) ;ihall appear at auy place of election for-the purpose of kifluenclng thecltizeusqualUlcdto vote, he ahull op con¬ viction forfeit and l)ayany kuiu not exceeding one-liundrod dolUu-ii ^Or every such oirciR-i! and bo Imprisoned for aiii'term not v.xccudUigihrce montlin.
Agreeably to tlm provisions of tlie sixty-first section of thosahiactevery (ienenti uiul Spe¬ cial ElecUon bIiuU Iirfopen<rdbetween the hours of eight and ten in tho forenoon, andsliail con- tiuMo without interruption or adjonrnnu'iit uutil seveii o'clock In llio evening, when the polls shall ho closodi
Tho Judges are lo make tlioir retm-ns for llie county of l.rfUic:LSter, nt tlu; Court House, In thc City of I.jiucastcr, on Friday. October U, IS'JT, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
DEiTEltTEn^" ?>^StUVV>'CHiaiXQ I.AW.
As IhQreln dlT*icted,.I also, slve omclal notice oftho following provislonK ofan Act npiiroveil June4th,18C6,euUtled"A.further snpplemenL to the election laws of this CommonweaUh." '
-WumiEAS, Bythe act oftho Conare.'w of the UnitedStates, cntHltMl"Au act,to amend the several acta heiotoforepassed to.proviao for the enrolling and calling .out the national-forces and fo.rbther'purpp,seH,'' antLnpprovul March thlrd.oneUiousiind eight hundred and sixty- flvo, nUjiersoiis %vhohnvQdoiierieathon;lUtnry' or navhl service ofthe Uuitod States, and who have nqt been qlscliarged oi- relieved from the penally or disability theroiii pvovMad, are deemed aud Uikeu to have voUnitarlly relln- (]ulshedahdforfc-Ui.t\tiiulvrighlKofcUlzcn.ship und tlicJv ViS"\>i U' hetmnfi clIlKons.nnil nredc- pr^Yod al fc.Sereisliig any riglils of oitl:5CJ'S thereof; and'
WiiEUEAH, Pei'sons notciti::ensof theUnited States, arenot, uuder tlie constitution and laws of Pennsylvania, qualified etcctoi-s of this Commou wealth:
SectioxI. Bolt enacted hy tUo Senato and House of IteprosRutatlyea of tUo Common¬ wealth of Pem^sylvania ill General jVs.sejnbly met, and It ifiTioroby enacted bvthe aulliorlty ofthosumo. That iuall elections hercatXer to belield {n tills Commonwealtii, it shnll bo un¬ lawful for thc judge or Inspectors ofany such election to receive nny ballot oi' hallols from any person or persons eipbraccil in tho provis¬ ions uud suiy oct to the disubiiiiy imposcil by said act c;fCoiv:(rcss approved March third,ono thousand eiglit hundred and sixty-flve, and it shall bo unlawful for any such person to oQ'er to vote any ballot or bal!ot.-i,
Skc. 2. That Ifany suoh judge and in.spectors of election, oy a^y Ono ofthom, shall receive or consent lu iccclvo any sucli unlawful ballot or baUo,t«from any such disqualilied jierson, he orthey sQ0Ueu«UngKliaIl ho guilty of misde¬ meanor, and upon conviction tlicre{)f lu any Cunit of tiuarter Session.^, of Ihis Common¬ wealth, lie shaU for each oIl'-nK-e iMi SBUtenccil topnyanneofnotlcssdiiinono hundred dol¬ lars, and to nnderaaun imprisnuniont in the jail of tho proper-conntj' for not less than sixty days,
Skc. 3. That if anyperson deprived of cltizeu- ship riiul disquallfleii as aforesaid, shaU at any election hereutler to be held In this Comnion- woaUh.voteor tender to the officers thereof and olfer to vote a ballot or bnllots, anyperson so oirendlng shall bo deemed gulUv ot' a mis¬ demeanor, and ou conviction thereof in any court of (luarterscifilonsGfthts commoiiweaith shall foroaoli otVenoo ho punished Inllkcmnn- uer ns is provided In the preceding section of this act In casas of officersof eloctloji receiving such unlawful liallotorbaIlol«.
SKC. 4, That If anj- persou shrill Iiereafler porsuado or advise anj'person or persons de- prlveilof citizenship and dlsriualifled ns afore¬ said, to ofl'er any ballot or ballols to thoofficers of auy election hereafter to be hold lu tliisConi- monwealth, or shnU i»orsunde or udviso nny such oflicer to T€!Colve any ballot or ballots from any poiwon deprived of citizenship and disnnaUiled a^ afore.said; .such person so of¬ fending shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor, nud npon conviction thereof hi nnv court of c]uai- ter sessions of thisOoiumonwcalth, shnll ho punished in Uko manner as is prnvidod in the second section of lids act in thecaso of oflicers of snch OlecUon receiving such unlawful ballot or ballots.
Sec. 5. That It shall he the dutv ol tho AdJutiUit General of this Commonwealth to procure, from the proper ofilcers of the United ^States, certified copies of all rolls and reconls coniainlng official evidonco of thu fact of tho desertion ofall persons, who were citlrcns of Uiis CommonweaUh, and who wero deprived of citizenslilp. and.disqualified by the said act of CouareM3,Qf March third,ono thousand eight* hundrod and slxly-five, and to cause to bo re- corded, and prcser\-ed, in books to bc provided and kept forthat purpose, in hisoflice, full and complete exemp.lflcatlons of sncli rolls and records, and lo cause true copies to be mjulc thereof, and furnl«he<l to the clerks of the sev¬ eral courts of quarter sessions ofthis Common¬ wealth, accurate dupUuatcs.- or exemplifica¬ tions; of such rolls and rooords, embracing the names Of all snob dlaquallfled persons as had their realdence within the limits ofsaid coun¬ ties, respoctlvoly, at thc timo of their being marked or designated desertoi-s; und it sliall- he thc duty of thc cterksof tho several courtsof quarter sessions oflhis Common wealthtopre- serve, iu books to be kept for llicpnrpo.se, all snch copies nud oxempllflcatious of such rolls aud records, HO furnished, and to allow access thereto,*and funilsh certified coi»ies therefrom, on request, in like mnnuer, as tn tho caso of
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POCKET BOOKS—Just recoivod a Large slofk ofullsly.cs,manufacturoiiol the best materials.
BIBLES—Pulpit, Family and Pocket edi¬ tions. Clorman and English Tl*>iT.\MKNTS. PlLYYERnnd HYMN Books, anil a large stock of miscellaneous Religious Books selliug at old prices.   .
SCHOOL BOOKS—.\11 Books used lu ourUty aud Couuty Schools.
STEEL PENS-of the Best Quality, ."mportcd direct from the mannlucturers.
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKB-.Vll tho publica¬ tions of the dilferent Religious Publishing Honses—for sale at their own rates.
Liberal deductions made to Teachers, Mer¬ chants, School Directors and the Clergy.
Prompt attention given to all orders.
jul 10 tf-Jl
Joliu Baer's Sons,
BOOKSELLEES &   STATIONERS, TTAVE for sale a Hue Stock of—
FAMILY BIBLES,
BLji.NK BOOKS, .
WRITING BAPEBS,
GOLD PENS,
ENVELOPES, INKS.
STEEL PENS, ic.
•BS-April 1st, tliclr Store will be removed In¬ to the huuse adjoining their present location on thesouth.
mar 9 tf-16
FOR
BOOU.S, &e., OLD    AND    YOUNG,
MORAVIAN SEMINJfiY,
FOB YOUNO LADIES, ;	
At. Litiz, Lancaster County,Peun'a., FOUNDED  SEPTEMBER,   1796,
AFFORDS snperior advantages for thorougli and accomplislied female education. ¦ Tho "¦Ith annual term opens Tnesday, Angust 2otli, 1867.  For cireuIatB and infbrmation.appiy lu Bov. W. C. REICELEL. jylJ-3m-3I Principal.
FINANCIAL.
Basbong d: Prottaer,
BANKER'S, Reading, Pennsylvania.
DEALERS IN U. S.  BONDS AND STOCKS
G'oLD, SILVEB AND COUPONS,
Diafts on New York and Pliiladelpliin.
INTEREST PAID ON ALL DEPOSITS.
Persons keeplngaccounta miy deposit aud draw as they please, and will be allowed inter¬ est on their dally balance at 3 per cent.
4 per cent, with ,10 days' notice: 5 percent, for one year.
Open al 9 A. M. Close at 3 P. M.
niarao Bm-13
BANKING HOUSE OP.
Evans, 3E'£voy & Co.,
No. 10 East King St., Lancaster, Pu.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPCSITS. DEALERS IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. STOCKS BOUGHT* SOLD ON COMMISSION.
Drafts on all tlie principal Cities.  , «S~ Collections promptly att^ded to
ROBT. A. EVANS, PATRICK McEVOY, fob 27
HENRY CABPENTEB. . SAM. H. BEYNOLD.S. tf-15
BIBLES, Prayer and Hymn Books of all de¬ nominations.
POETS In Bine nnd Gold, Sic.
WRITING DESKS,
ANNALS, WORK BOXES,
JEWELBY BOXES, BEGENCY DESKS,
LADIES' NECESSABIES, DBESSING C.\SES.
PORT FOLIOS,
ALBUMS, AUTOGB^VPn BOOKS,
NEW GAMES, CHESSMEN Sl BOABDS,
backo.4;mmon boabds, english toy books,
movable toy books, linen books,
swiss building blocks, union collegeblocks,
J.\CK.STBAWS, VILLAGE SCHOOL BLOCKS,
PIOTUBE BLOCKS, ABC BLOCKS,
GOLD PENS,
TBANSPABENT SLATES, POCKET BOOKS—
Please call and examine at—
J. m'. WESTHAEPFEB'S Cheap Book Store, deCj-tf-:! . Lancaster Pa'
AHERICAX UL1D PENCIUj!
A MERICAN LEAD PENCILS'.!
AMERICAN LEAD PENCIIJS.'I
Just received a flno assortment ot
AMERIC.\N LEAD PENCILS.
At J. M.^VESTHAEFFEB'SCheapiook Store, fell 20-tf-H ' Lancaster.
JEWELRY.
"other records of s(ich courts.
Sec. 8. That a certlHted' c'djiy, any such record, from the -clerk of a- court of quarter sessions of Uils Commonwealth, shall heprima facia evldcneo, Iiefore any election board, of tho ftict of desertion, and consequent (Usability and disqualification as au elector I'l-ovliteit, That if anyperson shallwlKuUy use, or present, any false, fraudulent, or forged pa¬ per, purporting to be a certified eopy oroxlract, as aforesaid, ho shall be deemed gullly of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished In like manner as is now provided In tile secoud section of thlsact: Andpnn-iitril Iioivci-c-r. That if, by tho production of ii certifl¬ cate ofhis honorable discharge, It sliall appear that such person, so oflbrlng to vole, was m tho military servico of the United Statos before, and at tho time of his being drafted into such B6r\'iee, and, thereupon, falling to report, or. In case of the fact of desertion appearing bj-teertl- Iled copy ofhis company roll, if It shall appear that he was afterwards noqalttcd thereol; and houombly discharged, sueli proof shall be re¬ ceived as evldenco to disprove his said tTlsqnal- Ificatlou I And provided furtlier. That if any person, Iiablo to bo objected to, as dlsnnallllod as aibrcaald, shall produce, beforo any l>oard of election oljleers, Any falso or fraudulent paper,
Snrporting or Ipretended to be his honorable ischargc from the United States service, he ahall be deemed guilty of forgery, and, on con¬ viction thereof, shall bo punished as persons are now Uy law, punishable for forgery.
Bed. T. That it shall he the dutj- of tho Judges nnd insneotorsof elections, hereafter tobe held In this Commonwealtii, whenever the uaipe of any person, olferlng tb them a ballot, or bal¬ lots, shall be found npon a eorliflcd copy or ei^tract furnished from said rol Is or records, by a clerk of a court of quarter sessions, marked" as a deserter J or whenever any person shall be objected to as disqualified, as aforesaid, at any election, by any qualified voter, at the request, or suggestion, of such persons so ofl'orlng a bal¬ lot, to exahaluo Bucli person on oath, or afllr- mntloh, oa to the fact appearing from such cer¬ tificate, dr alleged against him, by thc electors so objecting, and it hodeny it.as to his reasobs therefftr: Pfoeidcd however. That If anv of his tmawers, under such examiuation are false such personshall be deemed guiUy of the crime of peflury, nnd. Upon cobVIcUoo thereof, ho shall be punished as poraous aro now puuisli- able. by law, 9v" pei'Jnry,
Si^ S. MfhMItsnallhB thodutyofthoSllor- Ifl||,lntho several counties of this Common¬ wealth, to Insert in their proclamations of elections, hcreallcr to ho held, tho flrst four sections ofthis act, with tho preamble thereof, and upon oonvtctlon of any violation of thd rcqulreniontof this section, any sherlfl' shall ho deeiped ffulUy of a misdemeanor lu otlice and he punished in like mannoras thc ofrenees prolilbftcil by the second, third andfourth sec¬ tion? ofthis net ara punlslihble.
Seo. 9. That in thetrial of all oases, arising under this act, Itsball he-the.duty ofthe courts tryiug tho same, to Inquire Into, and detcr- nilnc, any queatiqa of iwt as aUegcd desertion Im-olved therein, upon prooft, fumlshrid by exompllfioatitma or extracts from such-rolls or rooords, dnly certified; by tho proper clerk of a court of quarter sessions, whiclr aro hereby mode ovidence tliereof, aud, also, from such proof, by parol, aa may be given in evidence bv either party: -PrortdeiJ That tho nrovlsions ofthiaact, sofaros anplieable," shall apply to personswho volnntsrlly andwltliontauy kind ofduress, or constraint, enlisted lu tho rebel aervloe, . _ ,    ,
Glv^n undermy haniL at my offlce. In Lan¬ coster, this Ztad-day of September, In tJie ye.ir of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Bixty-aeveil, and iu the ninety-first year of tlio Independence of tbe UnitedStates.
„ JACOB,P. FREY, Sheriir..
SHERIFF'S Office. Lancaater, September 2,18OT.
<liiick Sales and JSiuall Profits.
why pay high prices when you can buy the AMERICAN WATCHES at reduced prices 7
THEunderslgncd keeps one of tho largest and most varied assortnieut ofthe genuine "AMBRICAN WATCHES," constantly on hand, whieh are sold upon the most reasona¬ ble terms.
Call, examine the Stock andeonvlnco your¬ self before buying elsewhere.
HENBY K. ANDBEW.S, Jane22-0m«31  strasburg. Pa,
" A Oood Han Leavetli an Inheritance." Pnov. xm—22.
OV^VBDIAN UTE INSCBAHCE C'UU- PAKT.
OP NEW .YOBK, NO. 102 BROADWAY.
ASSETS ..,.  _ -..   over S800,(XX;.
ANNUALKECEIPIS :       "      600,000.
IT BECOMES THE DUT? OP EVERY MAN to provide A>r hia "Camily. •'He that provl- deth not for hia own household is worse than an InJIdel."* Bnch Irfe "the teachings of Holy- Writ. -Llf^ Insurance la one ofthe means af¬ forded to man "whereby Iio may secure tn his lOmlly- » adm of money alrfflrient for tlielr maintenance In life In tlie event of bb death. He may toll for years without laying aside n dollar, and then be taken away anddenlv'lroui his family and leave tiiem deBtltate.'''.'By sav¬ ing from five to twenty-five cents a'day,-"" ac¬ cording to his oge, and appropriating thnt amonnt to Life Insurance he can secure the sum of 51,000 to his family. Hesitate not a nio- mcut in perfbrming an get which will glveyou satisfaction and happiness.
The Guardian Life -Insurance Company Is exceedingly prosperous and economical in Its management. AJl tho profits of the'CTompnuy are divided among the J'olicy Holders. ¦
It Is conducted by some ofthe most wealthy and prudent business ineixin the City of New York.  Their names are fanilllor to many.
It Issues all tbe dill'erent kind of policies as Life Eudowment and Joint Life. .^Ul Its poli¬ cies are nonforfeltal^e and can bo paid In one, five, ton, filteen or twenty paj'ments or dnring life. Ifdesired the Company wlli lend the in¬ sured one-half tho amount of hia premluni each year, and yet give lilm his full dlvldenil every year in the proflts. Call and Inquire be¬ fore insuring elsewhere.
DIHECrOBS: Hon. JOHN A. DIX, New York. Hou. JAS. HARPER. Firm Harper ct Bros.,
Ex-Mayor, New York. JOHN J. CRANE, Presidcut Bank Eepublic. WM T. HOOKER. Wall Street. "Wil. M. VERMILYE. Banker (Vermllye AC'o.) CHARLES G. BOCKWOOD, Cashier Newark
Banking Company. Hon. GEO OPDITCE. Ex-M.nyor of New York. JHNOT C. MORGAN, Banker. THOS. BIGNEY. Firm Thos- Rlguey 4 Co. FRANCIS SKIDDY, Merchant. A ARNOLD, Firm of Arnold, Constable Sl Cn. CHAS. J. (»GGILL. Merchant. E. V. HAUGHWOUT, Firm of E. V. Hnngh-
wout & Co. WM. WILKENS, Firm of W. Wllkena Sl Co. FRED'K W. MACY, New York. "WM. W. ¦VTBIGHT, Merchant. CHARLES J. STAKE, Merchant. WILLIAM ALLEN. Merchant, E. T. H. GIBSON, Merchant. H. W. T. MALL. Merchnut. JOHN H. SHERWOOD. Pjirk Place. WILTON H PECKHAM. CSjr. Fifth Avenuo *
Twenty-second St. Hon. WJI. WKIGHT.Nowarfc.Now Jorter. UEO. w. KABLEE, Counsellor. WM. .S. COGSWELL, Merchant.
WALTON H. PECKHAN, President.
HENRY V.  GAHAG-\N,   Secretary.
D. T. M.A.CFABLAN, General Agent.
PHILADELPHIA ltEFBME!,'CE8. JAY (5oOK Sl Co„ Bankers. DREXEL Sl Co.,_Bankcrs. JOHN WOODSIDE Sl Co., Tea Merchants. S. A. MEECER, PresidentTiirmer Sl Meclinn-
ics' Bank- T. B. PETEBSON, Publisher.
THEO. wThERR, Agent, No. 3 North Duke Street, Lauenster, Pn. feb20-'67 ly-W
WATCHES & JEITEliHY I
Wliolesale and Retail. H. Z. RHOADS  &  BRO.,
WATCHMAKERS.
JEWELERS and
SILVERSIHTHS,
HAVE made large additions to their stocic, and extensive -arrangements with Now York Manufacturers fbr regular snnplies, and will sell Wholesale or Retail at New York prices.  We Irnvc always a full stock of—
AMERICAN Sl IMPOBTED WAICHES,
DIAMONDS i JEWELRY
of All Kinds.   Best Quality of
.9IL"VEB AND SILVER-PLATED WABE
of All Styles,
SPECTACLES.    CLOCKS.   IVOBY-HANDLE
TABLE CUTLEBY,POCKET BOOKS,
and Watch Makers' Tools und Materials.
-03, Hair Jewelry Made to Order.    Bepalring
promptly and well done.
H. Z. BH0AD13 Sl BRO.. Next door below Cooper's Hotel, mar 20'67-lv-]8 Lancaater. Pa.
I;DISEg8ED otsW(lK(i«wt lu the business of JobnT, Ji<ai8.<* *«»„ Hrngglsts, No. 5 North «ae|Bn;'atroM,-Iisnc»tBrj »nS-withdrew h 'VdQnaoBtlia'loUldayofMay-yUs;. -•   i aeft*!lt-4a.     .1,: „i v;i ^.JOHNC.LONd.
from
Watclies, Clocks, Jewelry, Ol, iUlTcr Ware.
AMEBICAN AND IMPOBTED-WATCHES GOLD AND SILVER GASES, FINE-GOLD SETTS, LATEST STYLES,
BINGS- ALL KINDS, PINS, EAB RINGS NECKLACES, STUDS, SLEEVE
BUTTON.'!, GOLD, SILVEB AND BUBBEB CHAINS, TEA SEITS,
COEFEE'uRNS,ICE PITCHERT WAITERS,  GOBLETS, CUPS,
SYRUP AND CBEAM PITCH EBS DINNER AND TE.A CASTORS,  .
BUTTER DISHES, COINSILVER, AND   THE   BEST    SILVEB
PL.\TED TABLE, DESSERT, TEA ORBAM,SUGAB, SALT AND
FBurr SPOONS, butter, cake
AND PIE KNIVES,SbUP'AND
OYSTER     LADLES,      NAPKIN RINGS, SPECTACLES of all kinds.
AMERIC.-4.N WATCHES mode by the TRE¬ MONT WATCH CO., entirely new and very Superior.
BETH THOMAS' and other Clocks. ..Ul good Warranted na represent^.
Itepalring atteudod to at thc old stand of
ZAHM & JACKSON-    .
dec 12-tf        15 Nortli ftneen at.
Ave VST, JUNE AND JCI.Y 7 3-10 NOTF.H
HOLDEBS of these notes will find it to tlieir interest to exchange them for the 5-20 BONDS OF 1607, GOLD INTEBEST. Call on BEED, McGRANN 4 CO., tuly 23 Cm Bankers
FURS, HATS, CAPS, &C.
Shnltz & Bro.,
MA-NUF.VCrURERS,
WHOLESjVLE and. RETAIL
DEALEBS  IN
HATS. AND    C.AFS.
PBICES  LOWI
AS30BT.MENT LABGE!
¦«i25
J.BOBBEB,
WHOLESALE DEALER XN
FBENCH   BBAKDIES    -WINES.
¦ QINB,'HfHISKrES,4o.
No. I;^, Soniii Queeu street,
A few doors below Centre Bqiuure.
LANOASS^Bl'pA.;'' ' Jnl.l-tf-33. •¦' ¦ '    L
HATSI   ]IA3(SII   HATSIIT
NoTiiy, "W, BInrafiTBBET, liASCASTKR, Pa.
THE nndcrsigned PrqprletoriOf tbe old WEST KING ^TIIEET HAT arORE,
Has alwayn on hand or paonnfiictares to order an excllent variety of Hnt.s ndnpted to Sprlug- Sommer and Fall wear, iu hia a^ortment will be found
SILK, CASSIMERi; &SOFT HATS,
0/every Style and Quality for Gentlemen's aud Boya'wear,
I take theopportunity to return thanknto my old customeraln both city and counly, for loug eontiniied patronage, and tmsirthat by paying prompt attention-to boiilneBH heretofore, auU BeUiUK goodH at reasonable prices, to kIvo sat- iBfaction. Please call and examine my Hata. ¦  sepl^tf-24- PREDEEICK SMITH.
Builderss- talce Hatice.
mHE undersigned has secured tltorlght to una
J. Ja. LA2n>IS'
UNION UPTINO JACK, andis prepared to ralso and repair-Bildges; rnlae; move, orTepolr all kfndvoiBallQlngs ai short notloe by contract, or hltfi oat Jftokn to others fqr.that pi^«'«i,f^fc -^s eatlmdted tha? one man can raise 65 to TO tons of weight with one of these machlnesk ' .. ¦•- - . • • one oiwi ^^ ^ BOEiNG.
apl37-Gnl^3^ ' 'I^aiircaater.Pa.
P'      aiMK Q,t7AilTY for. flavoring -Ico Crcam^ Jeme8,<fic.'For sale at^'" '    ¦ ¦ I        (ISABl'^'A, HEINITSH'S Drug Store, I     ' '       " No. 13 East King Street